Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the constitution.
Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the Constitution (May 29, 1790).
Article VII of the Constitution required nine of thirteen states to ratify the Constitution for it to become law. In June 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state. Rhode Island was the last of the states to ratify, in May 1790.
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yesActually, no. The last two "states" to actually ratify the US Constitution were Rhode Island and Vermont.North Carolina and Rhode Island were the last of the "original 13 states" to ratify the US Constitution.Strictly speaking, Vermont's ratification was unnecessary since it was admitted to the union as the 14th state after all of the original 13 states had ratified the Constitution, but it did ratify it. No other state ratified the Constitution since they were admitted as states pursuant to legislation alone.
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Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen original states to ratify the US Constitution on May 29, 1790.
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According to the constitution to ratify the constitution: nine of the old 13 states needed to approve it, it became the law. On June 21, 1788 New Hampshire was the last state to ratify the constitution.
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Rhode Island is a state in New England region of United States of America. It is the smallest state of USA. It was one of the thirteen colonies that announced independence from Britain. It was the last state to ratify US Constitution only after it was assured of inclusion of Bill of Rights in constitution.
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